Cigar-case.



PATENTED AUG. 18, 1903.

0. L. PARMENTER.

CIGAR CASE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 23, 1902. RENEWED APR. 8,1903

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PATBNTED AUG. 18, 1903. O. L. PARMENTER.

CIGAR CASE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 2a, 1902. RENEWED APR. 8, 1903.

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No. 736,770. PATENTED AUG..18, 190s.

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CIGAR CASE.

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' UNITED STATES Patented August 18, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

ORVILLE L. PARMENTER, OF RACINE WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO RACINF. PAPERGOODS COMPANY, OF RA OINE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

CIGAR-PCASE'.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 736,770, dated August18, 1903..

Application filed May 23, 1902. Renewed April 8, 1903. Serial No.151,681. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ORvILLE L. PARMENTER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Racine, Racine county, State of Wisconsin, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Cases; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such 'as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same. I

This invention relates to certain improvements in cases or receptaclesfor holding several cigars, cigarros, or other articles; and theobjects'and nature of my invention will be readily understood by thoseskilled in the art in the light of the following explanations of theconstructions shown in the accompanying drawings merely as examples fromamong other arrangements within the spirit and scope of my invention.

An object of this invention is to provide an exceedingly simple,convenient, and economical case or receptacle for cigars, cigarros, orother articles which can be easily filled with the cigars and from whichthe cigars can be easily removed separately and individually, asdesired, and which will protect and serve as a packing and also apocket-case for the cigars.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improvedcigarpocket-case formed to receive several cigars and composed of paperor equivalent flexible material and consisting of sections which can bereadily torn apart or separated intact with their contained cigars.

My invention consists in certain novel features in construction, incombinations, or in arrangements of parts and details, as more fully andparticularly pointed out hereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

Figure l is a perspective view of a sheet of detachably-connectedcigar-cases, the cases constructed in accordance with my invention, thesheet of cases being so formed that cases of various capacities can bedetached therefrom. Fig. 2 is aperspective view showing one of the casesdetached filled with cigars and swung open. Fig.3 is a vertical sectionthrough a cigar-case,showing the same opened Fig. 4 is a plan view, 011a'reduccd scale, of the main backing or stiff-paper covering orconnecting sheet for eight cases of equal width, heavy dotted linesindicating the separating, perforated, cut, orscored lines of weakness,light dotted lines indicating the fold-lines, the paste-lines also beingindicated. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of a detached half orsection of a case containing cigars and showing one of its pocketspartially separa ted from the main or covering sheet. Fig. 6 is a planview of one of the cases flattened out and shown in reduced size. Fig. 7is a detail perspective view of a sheet of several detachable paperpockets or pouches which can be used in the cases, one ply ofbackingsheet not pasted down. Fig. 8 is a perspective of another form ofcase, detached and filled with cigars. Fig. 9 is an edge view thereof inclosed position. Fig. 10 is a vertical section thereof, the case beingpartially opened. Fig. 11 is a cross-section thereof enlarged. Fig. 12is aplan view of the main,

covering, or connecting stiff or backing sheet for three of the casesshown in Figs. 8, 9, 10, and 11. Fig. 13 isa perspective View of threeconnected cases of the form shown in Fig. 8, the cases being partiallyopened and the flaps turned back. Fig. 14 is a cross-section, en larged,through the cases of Fig. 13. Fig. 15 is an edge view of another form.Fig. 16 is a detail perspective of the case of Fig. 8 with an additionalconnecting-hinge. Fig. 17 is a detail perspective of the case of Fig. 2,showing the bottom connecting-hinge cemented to the lower ends of thepaper-pockets.

The case in the specific examples shown comprises two usually similarcompartments or sections each having one or more pockets and a mainconnecting or backing sheet which faces and is suitably secured to theouter vertical walls of the compartments, and between the closed lowerends of the two compartments is tucked or folded upwardly, so that theweb or portion of the sheet connecting the two compartments is usuallylocated at any suitable point above the lower extremities of thecompartments. The upper ends of the pockets of the compartments are openfor the insertion and removal of cigars, and usually the main sheet hasits ends projected upwardly to form two flaps which can be plied, andthe ends of the sheet folded to form backing or connecting flexiblesheet which faces the outer walls of the case and extends up the outerwalls of the two compartments or sections of the case. The ends of thesheet can be extended beyond the upper .or open ends of the pockets ofthe compartments to form the two closing flaps or extensions 3 3, whichare usually sufficiently long to fold inwardlv over the open ends of thecompartments and then downwardly side by side between the inner walls ofthe upper ends of the compartments, as shown in Fig. 9. This main sheetis preferably a single or continuous sheet passing up the outer walls ofthe case and between the lower or closed ends of the compartmentsthereof. Each compartment can be provided with one or more longitudinalpockets. Where each compartment is provided with a single pocket 4:,said pocket is usually formed by a flexible-paper tube having thelongitudinal edge folds or tucks whereby the pocket can be collapsed andfiattened and whereby it can be expanded to receive the cigars or otherarticles. This tube is usually open at both ends before being apthe tubeare brought together, or approximately so, and pasted or otherwisesecured to a facing-sheet 5, which is usually located at the inner faceor wall of the tube in the completed case. Two of the tubes thus formedare pasted or otherwise secured at their outer walls or faces to theinner surface of the main backing-sheet, usually along the paste-linesindicated by the numerals 5 in Fig. 12. The intermediate portion of saidbacking-sheet is tucked or folded around the lower ends of the two tubesto close said ends and is extended up at 6 6 along, and if desired canbe pasted to, the inner faces of the lower ends of said tubes. In Fig.12 said last-mentioned pastelines are indicated by the numerals '7. Insaid Fig. 12 the fold-lines where said main sheet folds around or overthe lower ends of the tubes are indicated byS 8. If desired, said mainsheet can be weakened along said lines 8 8 to fold easily and form asharp crease, if such be desirable, and also to permit opening the lowerend of each compartment by inserting the finger between the outer faceof the tube and the main sheet and rending the main sheet along thefold-line 8. However, I do not Wish to so limit my invention to thisfeature or structure, nor do I desire to limit myself to pasting thestiff or cover sheet 2 to the tubes or pocket at 6 6. The main sheetextends across from the inner face of one compartment to the inner faceof the other compartment, and thus connects the compartments by thehinge or connecting-web -9 at a point between the ends of thecompartments. At this hinge the main sheet or connecting-web (if not apart of the main sheet) forms a fold-line 1O transversely across betweenthe compartments. (See Fig. 12.) This fold-line is preferably formed asa line of Weakness or is otherwise formed so that the two sections of acase are separable or detachable from each other along said hinge orfold-line. If desired, the main sheet can be perforated, scored, orotherwise weakened along said line 10, although I do not, as at presentadvised, wish to so limit my invention. It will hence be observed thatin the specific examples illustrated on Sheets 3 and 4 of the drawingsthe main sheet covers the outer face of each compartment and extends uppartially throughout the length of the inner face thereof to close thelower end of the pocket and forms the connecting ligament between thecompartments of the case so located with respect thereto that the lowerends of the compartments can expand in receiving the cigars, as

shown by Fig. 10, while the portions of the compartments above said endslie close together to form a convenient and compact case. Thisarrangement also permits the compartments to swing open or apart, asshown in Fig. 8, on the hinge or connecting-ligament, while the portionsof the compartments below said hinge engage and form stops limiting saidopening swing of the compartments. -As each compartment is completewithin itself, it is often of advantage and utility that one compartmentwithout injury to either compartment of the case can be detached intactwith its contained cigars. As the compartments sever along said hinge orconnecting line 10 the main sheet remains intact throughout eachcompartment and closing the lower end thereof. In some instances themain sheet may not be depended on to form the connecting-hinge; but oneor more folded strips of flexible paper or other suitable material canbe arranged transversely between the compartments and pasted orotherwise secured to the inner faces thereof, as shown in Fig. 16, and,if desirable, a connecting-hinge or folded flexible strip 11 can also bepasted between the upper portions of the two compartments,

as well as between the lower portions thereof, and said hinges orconnecting portions or ligaments can be arranged to afford a greater orless degree or amount of separating movement between the compartments.

Usually I do not paste or secure the main sheet throughout the lengthsof the outer faces of the tubes or pockets, but can paste along theupper portion of the tube and leave the sheet loose down the remainderof the length of the tube, although I do not wish to limit my inventionto this particular.

These cases can be conveniently and most economically manufactured andplaced on the market in sheets or series of detachably-connected cases.Asingle main sheet is provided long enough for a suitable number ofcases and is perforated, slit, or otherwise weakened on the parallellines 12, the distance between said lines being equal to thewidth of acase. Said sheet is also provided with the fold or weakened linestherein, before referred to,

and by the necessary means has the lines of paste applied thereto. Thetubes to form the pockets are also made in sheet-like formthat is, inchains closely pasted in parallelism on an elongated facing-sheet5-perforated on lines between the tubes, said lines of perforations insheet 5 coinciding with the lines 12 of perforations in the main sheet.Two sheets or chains of the tubes carried by sheet 5 are then pasted, asbefore described, on the inner face of the main sheet, and the mainsheet is folded, as before described, so that the two sheets 5 5 formthe inner walls of the compartments,'and in the sheet or series of casessaidtwo sheets 5 5 lie together. When in the sheet-like form, the casesare connected together by the backing-sheet and thetwo facing-sheets 5,and they can be closely C0111:

pressed, and-thus packed flatly in a small compass. The cases can beeasily detached from each other by separating along the lines ofperforations, leaving each case perfect and intact.

If desired, each or either compartment of a case canbe provided with twoof the pockets, each pocket the same in width as the case. anarrangement formed by pasting the collapsible paper tubes injuxtaposition on both sides of the facing-strip 15, (the same as sheet5,) so that each strip or sheet 15 carries two sets of tubes arrangedonopposite faces there of, the sheet being perforatedor separable onlines between each pair of tubes. .This

. double sheet of tubes is pasted in the main sheet 2, as beforedescribed, which compresses and closes the lower ends of each pair oftubes as where only thesingle tubes are employed.

As at present advised, I prefer to form the compartments of each case ofa series of long 1 narrow detachably connected pockets or pouches eachof a size to receive a single cigar or like article. On Sheets 1 and 2of the drawings I have illustrated such a con struction. The stiff coveror connecting sheet for a series of cases can be formed with separatingand fold lines, as hereinbefore de scribed. The cigar-pocketsM are made.in sheet-like form of a series of detachably-connected pockets, eachpocket of which is usually formed of a separated paper tube having sidefolds to permit compression and eX- pansion of the tube. These tubes arepasted in parallelism to a backing-sheet 19, separable on lines betweenthe tubes. The backingsheet is folded to form two plies, andthe tubescan be pasted between the two plies, which can cover both faces of thetubes,.or one ply can completely cover one face of each tube and onlypartiallycoverthe opposite; face of the tube. The backing-sheet 19 foldsoverand closes the lower ends of ,the tubes and leaves theupperendsthereof'open for the insertion and removal of cigars. Two.

For instance, in Fig. 15 I show such ,upper open ends along lines 16.

series of detachably-connected pockets thus formed are pasted to theinner faces of the two plies of the stiff covering or connecting sheet 2of the case (see Figs. 2 and 6) usually so that the backing-sheets 19 ofthe sheets of pockets are located at the inner faces thereof. The sheetsof pockets are usually pasted at their upper and lower ends only alongthe paste-lines 16 17, Fig. at, so that any pocket can be torn from thesheet of pockets and from the case. If desired, the extended end 18 ofthe backing-sheets 19 of a sheet of pockets need not be pasted down onthe'inner faces of the pockets, (see Fig. 7,) but can be folded over thelower ends of the pockets and then have its outer face pasted to thecoversheet along the line 17 to permit ready detachment of anypocketfrom the cover or 'sti lf sheet 2, still leaving the detached tube orpocket with its contained cigar practically intact. Also, if desired,the backing-sheet 19 of a sheet of pockets can be perforated or weakenedon the separating-lines 19, or said separating-lines can be formed by asingle cut or slit, leaving connecting-ligaments 2O 20 between thepockets at the endsthereof only. (See Fig. 6.) By forming such longslitsin the backing-sheets 19 an individual pocket containing a cigarcan be easily grasped by the fingers and torn or separated fromthecigar-case, as one finger can project through the slit in thebacking-sheet to engagethe inner side edge of the pocket while the thumbengages the exposed side edge of the pocket. The pocket thus detached isonly. obliged to be freed at its ends from the stiff cover-sheet andfrom the next adjacent pocket, and this separation takes place withoutnlaterial injury to the adjacent pockets or to the coversheet.

5 In manufacturing the cases the stiff cover 9 I or connecting sheet 2is prepared with the transverse weakened separating-lines 12, so thateach case will contain the desired number'of detachable pockets. Sheetsof the detachable pockets in compressed or collapsed condition are thenpasted on the two plies of the, cover-sheet with their lower or innerclosed ends along lines 17 and their outer or The long cover-sheetwiththe sheets of pockets on the inner face thereof is then folded alongthe lines 8 8 10, as hereinbefore described, to form the upwardly tuckedor folded hinge or connecting-ligament between, the opposite plies ofthe cover-sheet,whichare brought together with the sheets of. pockets attheir inner faces. The hinge or connecting. portion oflthe sheet neednot be pasted down on the pockets, but isipreferably,perforated orweakened along the line 10, sothat the two sec'tion'sof a case can betorn apartjto'form two separate and intact. cases, Fig. .5, which.

" The cover-sheet can be weakened along the lines '12 to form cases eachcontaining any desired number of individual cigar-pockets. For instance,in 'Fig. 1' the lines 12 are so spaced that the first'case torn off'willcontain two pockets on each side; the second, four pockets on each side;the third, two on each side; the fourth, five on each side, and so on.The separating-lines 12 can be arranged in any suitable manner, so as tocoincide with the separating-lines in the backing-sheets 19, and, ifdesired, a cigar-case can have one or more lines of perforationsor'separations 12, coinciding wit-h the separating-lines in thebacking-sheets of the individual pockets, so that the cigar-case whenfilled with cigars can be divided up or separated into smaller completecases of the same construction as the original case, but merely narrowerand containing a smaller number of cigars.

As'at present advised I do not wish to limit the broad features of myinvention to so past ing the sheets of detachable individualcigarpockets on the cover-sheet that said pockets will be intended forready individual detachment without material mutilation.

It is evident that various modifications, arrangements, and variationscan be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of myinvention. Hence I do not wish to limit myself to the exactconstructions shown and disclosures made,but consider myself entitled toall such changes as fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. A cigar-case comprising the two cigar-receiving compartments eachindividually complete and having one or more collapsible pockets closedat the lower end and open at the upper end and a single cover-sheet forboth compartments having its upper ends extended to form the flapsadapted to fold over the open ends of the compartment and down betweenthe same, said sheet folded to form a hinge connection between the lowerends of the compartments, said connection formed to permit thecompartments to swing and separate at their upper ends, substantially asdescribed.

2. A cigar-case comprising two cigar-receiving compartments, eachcompressed and closed at the lower end and open at the upper end andhaving one or more collapsible pockets, anda single cover-sheet for bothcompartments intermediate its length folded to form a loose 'expansiblehinge connection between the lower ends of the compartments, therebypermitting the compartments when filled with cigars to be foldedtogether with their inner faces'in contact and their lower closed endsseparated from each other.

3. A cigar-case comprisingtwo individuallyeomplete compartments havinglongitudinally-folded collapsible side walls and closed lower ends andopen upper ends, anda coversheet forming the outer walls of bothcompartments and a loose hinge connection between the lower ends of thetwo compartments, said connection formed with a transverse weakenedsevering-line.

4. A collapsible folding cigar-case having faces of said plies, saidcompartments having folded collapsible side walls, closed lower ends andopen upper ends, an intermediate creased foldable length of saidcover-sheet forming aloose hinge connectionbetween said compartments,whereby the compartments can be detached intact.

.5. A cigar-case comprising a single coversheet folded to form two pliesand an upwardly-folded creased connecting hinge portion between theplies, and separately-formed compartments pasted to the plies of thecoversheet, said compartments closed at their lower ends and open attheir upper ends, said hinge forming the sole connection between thecompartments of the case and located between the compartments while thesame are expanded and folded together.

6. A cigar-case comprising two loosely-connected individually-completecompartments,

each compartment having one or more collapsible pockets independent ofand separately formed from the pocket or pockets of the othercompartment, and a single coversheet for the two compartments folded orcreased between the closed lower ends of the compartments and formingthe sole connection between the two compartments.

7. A cigar-case comprising a cover-sheet folded to form two plies with aloose upwardly-doubled creased connecting portion between the lower endsof the two plies, and the two sheets of detachably-connected indi vidualcigar-pockets secured, respectively,.to the inner faces of said plies ofthe coversheet, said upwardly-doubled connecting portion of thecover-sheet folding upwardly between the inner faces of the lowerportions of the two sheets of pockets, substantially as described.

8. A cigar-case comprising a cover-sheet, and a series ofdetachably-connected parallel collapsible cigar-pockets in sheet-likeform, open at their upper ends and closed at their lower ends, saidsheet of detachably-connected pockets removably secured to saidcoversheet, whereby said pockets can be individually detached from thecover-sheet and from the remaining pockets, substantially as described.

9. A sheet or series of detachable cigarcases comprising a mainconnecting-sheet folded to form the outer walls of each case, each casecomprising two collapsible compartments, and two series or sheets ofpockets forming said compartments, each series of pockets secured on afacing-strip, said sheet and strips severable or detachable on linesbetween the pockets, the lower ends of the compartments being closed andprovided with hinge connections, substantially as described.

10. A cigar-case comprising two collapsible compartments with open upperends and compressed closed lower ends, and an upwardly folded andcreased hinge connection between the inner walls of the compartmentsformed with a transverse weakened fold-line, substantially as described.

11. A cigancase comprising a cover-sheet and a series of individualdetachably-connected cigarpockets, in sheet-like form, pasted to theinner face of said cover-sheet, and comprising a backingsheet and theseries of tubes pasted thereon, substantially as described.

12. A cigar-case comprising a cover-sheet folded to form two plies withthe inturned fold or hinge between the plies having the weakenedseparating-line, and the sheets of individual detachable cigar-pocketssecured to the inner faces of both plies, substantially as described.

' 13. A cover-sheet folded to form two plies and two or more individualpaper cigar-pockets detachably secured to the cover-sheet, saidindividual pockets comprising parallel paper tubes and a backing-sheetdetachably uniting and pasted to said tubes, substantially as described.

14. A cover-sheet having transverse parallel lines of separation, saidsheet folded to form two plies, and the series of individualdetachablyconnected cigar-pockets, arranged in connected sheet-1ikeform, each'ply of the cover-sheet having a sheet of said pockets,secured to its inner face, so that the sheets of detachable pockets arearranged between the plies of the cover-sheet, the lines of separationbetween said pockets coinciding with said lines of separation of thecover-sheet, substantially as described.

15. In a device of the character specified, the single cover-sheetfolded to form the two plies with the intermediate transverse upwardlydoubled or folded portion, said coversheet formed with the parallellines of separation and with the crease forming a line of weaknessthroughout the length of said intermediate doubled portion, and the twosheets of collapsible paper cigar-pockets pasted to the inner faces ofsaid two plies of the coversheet with said intermediate folded portionof the cover-sheet arranged between the inner faces of the lowerportions of the two sheets of pockets, each sheet of pockets comprisingseries of paper tubes and a backingsheet pasted thereto and separable onlines between the pockets, certain lines of separation of the sheets ofpockets coinciding with the lines of separation of the cover-sheet,substantially as described.

16. A cigar-case comprising a cover-sheet folded to form two plies witha connecting hinge portion, and two sheets of detachable collapsiblepaper cigar-pocl ets, each sheet comprising a series of paper tubescemented to and detachably connected by a backingsheet, each sheet ofpockets being cemented to the cover-sheet 011 lines along the upper andlower ends of the pockets for the purposes substantially as described.

17. A cigancase comprising a cover-sheet folded to form an intermediateconnecting hinge portion and two plies, and series of papercigar-pockets in sheet-like form secured to the inner faces of saidplies of the cover sheet and consisting of a backing-sheet having papertubes pasted thereto, said backingsheet being severable on lines betweenthe tubes, substantially as described.

18, Cigar-cases in sheet-like form comprising a cover-sheet folded toform plies and having lines of weakness, and series of papercigar-pockets in sheet-like form secured to the cover-sheet andcomprising a backingsheet and paper tubes secured thereon, thebacking-sheet having lines of separation be tween the tubes, certain ofsaid lines of separation of the backing-sheet coinciding with said linesof weakness of the cover-sheet, substantially as described.

19. A cigar-case comprising a sheet having a transverse fold andsevering-line and two individually-complete and approximately similarcollapsible compartments loosely hinged together by said sheet whichforms an essential outer wall of each compartment when detached, eachcompartment having a compressed closed end and an opposite open end anda flap to fold over the open end and extend down between thecompartments when folded together on said sheet, substantially asdescribed.

20. A cigar-case comprising two individually complete loosely connectedcompartments formed with collapsible side walls and having independentflaps to fold over the open ends of the compartments and extend downbetween the same when said compartments are folded together, and a sheetforming a severable hinge connection between the inner sides of thecompartments, whereby the compartments canbe folded together and swungapart on said hinge and can be detached intact from each other, saidhinge connection arranged between the inner faces of the twocompartments, substantially as described.

21. A cigar-case comprising two individually-complete collapsiblecompartments havin g closed lower ends and open upper ends and extendedouter walls forming independent flaps to fold over the open ends of thecompartments and extend down between the two compartments when foldedtogether, and a paper sheet forming an essential part of and con nectingboth compartments and having a connecting hinge portion with atransverse foldline between the inner faces of the two compartments,substantially as described.

22. A cigar-case'composed of two individually-complete compartments, asingle sheet forming a wall of both compartments, each compartmentcomprising a pocket open at its upper end and closed atits lowerend andhaving collapsible sides secured to said sheet, said sheet constitutinga loose hinge connection between adjoining edges of said compartmentsand formed to permit separation of the lower ends thereof when thepockets expand.

23. A cigar-case comprising two collapsible compartments, closed andcompressed at their lower ends and open at the upper ends and havinglongitudinally folded or collapsible side walls, said compartments whenexpanded adapted to rest with their inner faces together and their lowerends separated, and a single sheet forming a wall of both compartmentsand a hinge connection between adjoining portions of the twocompartments and located between the inner faces of the compartmentswhen folded together.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature :0 in presence of twowitnesses.

ORVILLE Lo PARMENTER.

Witnesses:

ELBERT B. HAND, MAUDE WILD.

